Harston
Harston is a crossroads village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belvoir, in the Melton district, in Leicestershire, England, near the border with Lincolnshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Hareston” and “Harston, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Michael and All Angels and Church of All Saints.
St Guthlac’s Church, Branston
Church
Photo: Tim Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Guthlac's Church is a church in Branston, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building. St Guthlac’s Church, Branston is situated 2½ miles southwest of Harston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knipton and Branston.
Knipton
Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knipton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Belvoir, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It lies about 6 miles from the town of Grantham, just off the A607, and 10 miles from Melton Mowbray.
Branston
Village
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Branston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Croxton Kerrial in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It lies 1 mile north of the A607 road, 7 miles south-west of Grantham and 7 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray, on the southern edge of the Vale of Belvoir, 3 miles south-west of Belvoir Castle. Knipton Reservoir is 700 yards to the north. Branston is situated 2 miles southwest of Harston.
Saltby
Village
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Saltby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sproxton, in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies close to the River Eye and the border with Lincolnshire. Saltby is situated 3½ miles south of Harston.
Harston
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Belvoir, Melton District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.87795° or 52° 52′ 41″ northLongitude
-0.75529° or 0° 45′ 19″ westElevation
358 feet (109 metres)Open location code
9C4XV6HV+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 31822642OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Harston” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Harston, Leicestershire”
- French: “Harston”
- Irish: “Harston”
- Ladin: “Harston”
- Polish: “Harston (Leicestershire)”
- Polish: “Harston”
- Russian: “Харстон”
- Swedish: “Harston, Leicestershire”
- Swedish: “Harston”
- Welsh: “Harston, Swydd Gaerlŷr”
- Welsh: “Harston”
- “Harston”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Millenium Lake and Belvoir Cricket Club.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Harston”. Photo: Uksignpix, CC BY-SA 3.0.